Originally Posted by
ForeverFO
Just curious, what am I missing? Barring a moving map/GPS input, what else would an electronic approach plate be, other than "photos" of the paper product?
They're not photos in the sense that when you zoom in to extreme levels, you still have smooth edges, and the detail doesn't fuzz.
1. Having your route of flight automatically load from the FMS to the EFB, so you don't have to type to flight strip.
2. Moving map with your GPS position indicator on the map.
3. At touchdown, ground charts automatically displaying with a GPS position indicator on the map.
4. Able to send a chart or receive a chart from the other pilot. (Captain "send me the approach chart" FO hits "transfer" ... Captain now sees Approach chart)
5. Able to sync displays. What ever one pilot looks at, the other pilot sees the same.
6. Removing ALL vertical text, which Jepp has, so you don't have to rotate screens.
7. Much better approach lights, vertical guidance indicators, and runway information that Jepp doesn't do a good job of, if not at all.
8. Putting all notes, restrictions, etc.etc. in ONE place, not all around the plates and in a series of Jepp "airport overview charts"
I could go on all day, but it's time to eat. The Jepp EFB product has a lot of catching up to do.